England vs Bangladesh – Cricket World Cup LIVE: Dawid Malan survives review as Jos Buttler’s men make steady start in Dharamshala

An eventful match comes to an end with Malan plundering 10 runs after surviving an early appeal from Bangladesh.

Malan is going back! He collects Mustafizur’s next delivery with ease, planting it in the stands after stepping on his stumps.

Mustafizur goes slightly over one and Malan hammers him beyond extra cover, where the fielder should have done better, for four.

Bangladesh think they have a wicket, after Malan appears to have outplayed Mustafizur’s bowling.

There was a clear noise, but Ahsan Raza remained unmoved and Bangladesh immediately revised the decision.

It turns out that Raza was right, as the ball hit Malan on the shoulder as he was heading towards the wicketkeeper and the Englishman survives.

Mustafizur bounced back well after conceding a boundary, with four straight balls aided by excellent fielding.

Taskin hits one into the box, which Bairstow dismissively pulls for four over mid-wicket. Nice shot from the English batter and, as Eoin Morgan notes in his commentary, the first sign of aggression from YJB.

Mustafizur begins his second with a good length over fourth stump, which Bairstow pushes to no-run point. Another point follows, as a short, fine leg cuts off Bairstow’s attempt to move away behind square.

And then it’s a swing and miss from YJB, who flashes a wide but doesn’t connect. He pushes the next ball down the leg side for a single, before Malan calmly defends the wicket.

There is little calm in the final delivery of the over, however, as the England opener throws his bat at a full-length ball and misses.

After conceding a boundary with his first ball, Taskin returns with a two-run ball and, once again, there is a slight hint of form away from the batsman.

Bairstow looks to hammer the next delivery through the covers again but gets it slightly wrong. A miss from Shanto, however, allows England to get a single.

Two dot balls follow, the second of which rises slightly into Malan’s hips.

Taskin opens with a wider delivery, which Bairstow duly sends to the boundary for four through covers. This causes a quick change of Bangladesh players.

Mustafizur opens with a short delivery, which Bairstow calmly defends without running. The English batter pushes second into the wicket and heads away from the base with a quick single. There’s a bit of shape on the third and fourth pitches, with just a hint of momentum from Malan, as the ball beats the edge twice. Mustafizur’s next ball is straighter and Malan blocks it into the wicket, before covering to drive the final delivery of the over for four!

Jonny Bairstow and Dawid Malan take to the field and Mustafizur Rahman will open the bowling for Bangladesh. Here we go!

With perfect timing, the Sky Sports broadcast stops just as the teams take the field. After a brief panic, we get the images and sound back just in time for the national anthems.

We start with Bangladesh, followed by God Save the King. It’s a wonderful day to play cricket in Dharamshala, but the stands are once again far from full.

You would think that this could be a recurring theme at this World Cup, outside of matches involving India.

It’s a special day for Jonny Bairstow, who wins his 100th ODI cap for England.

Jos Buttler was vocal about the nature of the outfield at Dharamshala, calling it “poor” and crossing his fingers that “no one suffers an unfortunate injury”.

Asked if he had any concerns, he said: “Yes, a few. I think it’s poor. Any time you talk about careful diving, it goes against everything you want to be about as a team.

“You want to dive through a row of houses to avoid a race. We will not use it as an excuse: we will adapt to it. But certainly, if you feel like you have to hold back, that’s not a place you want to be in a World Cup match.

Nestled in the foothills of the Himalayas, the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium can rightfully claim to be one of the most picturesque cricket grounds in the world.

That’s before inspecting the outfield, of course.

The unsatisfactory nature of the surface became evident during Bangladesh’s match against Afghanistan on Saturday when Afghan spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman was lucky to escape without serious injury after getting his knee stuck in the sandy turf.

Incredibly, the ICC rated the outfield in this match as ‘average’, before match referee Javagal Srinath and ICC pitching consultant Andy Atkinson gave it a clean bill of health ahead of Tuesday .

Conditions at Dharamshala are generally favorable for continuous bowling – more so than at any other major ground in India – but Saturday’s pitch was slow.

Bangladesh also make one change to the team that beat Afghanistan, with the exit of Mamadullah and the entry of all-rounder Mahedi Hasan.

Bangladesh

England make one change to the team that was beaten by New Zealand, with Reece Topley replacing Moeen Ali.

Conditions in Dharamshala tend to favor seam bowlers over spinners, so no surprises.

England XI: Bairstow, Malan, Root, Brook, Buttler (week, captain), Livingstone, Woakes, Curran, Rashid, Wood, Topley.

Bangladesh won the toss and Shakib Al Hasan elected to bowl first. Jos Buttler confirms that England would also have opted to bowl first.

And so on until Dharamshala. As cliché as it may sound, the tournament’s northernmost venue, home to the Dalai Lama – could already prove to be a crucial moment for England’s defense at the World Cup.

New Zealand dismantled the reigning world champions by nine wickets in just over 36 overs on Thursday, leaving them bottom of the table in the 10-team group stage.

With the top four qualifying for the semi-finals, England cannot afford another defeat and need to improve their run rate, which currently stands at a dismal -2.149.

Bangladesh, meanwhile, began their tournament with a six-wicket haul against Afghanistan and will look to repeat their exploits of 2011 and 2015, when they condemned England to embarrassing defeats.

Hello and welcome to Mail Sport’s coverage of England’s second match at the 2023 Cricket World Cup.

Jos ButlerAustralia’s men take on Bangladesh in Dharamshala and look to get their title defense back on track after a humiliation at the hands of New Zealand in the tournament’s opening match on Thursday.

Ahead, we will have all the latest news from the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association stadium, including team news and draw.

The game is scheduled to start at 6am BST, which should give us just in time to make a cup of coffee. Or maybe two, given the early start today.